Patents by Inventor Bruce Gommermann

Bruce Gommermann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9622594
    Abstract: A product display unit for use on a shelf. The product display unit includes a bottom member and a tail. The bottom member has a track defining a longitudinal axis. The track is configured to support a plurality of products thereon. The tail is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the track. The tail is movable from a first position where the tail is parallel to the track to a second position where the tail is disposed at an angle with respect to the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Display Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Gommermann, Andrew Howard
  • Patent number: 9615675
    Abstract: A product display unit for a displaying a plurality of products thereon is disclosed. The product display unit comprises a bottom member, a first rib, a second rib and a top member. The bottom member is configured to be positioned on a first product-supporting shelf. The first rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member. The second rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member, such that a distance is defined between the first rib and the second rib. The top member is disposed in juxtaposed relation with the bottom member and is configured for suspension from a second product-supporting shelf. The distance between the first rib and the second rib is dimensioned to be less than the widest portion of a product configured to be supported by the bottom member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Display Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Camello, Eric Neumann, Bruce Gommermann, Daniel C. Riley
  • Publication number: 20160278540
    Abstract: A product display unit for use on a shelf. The product display unit includes a bottom member and a tail. The bottom member has a track defining a longitudinal axis. The track is configured to support a plurality of products thereon. The tail is disposed in mechanical cooperation with a distal portion of the track. The tail is movable from a first position where the tail is parallel to the track to a second position where the tail is disposed at an angle with respect to the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Display Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Gommermann, Andrew Howard
  • Patent number: 9060622
    Abstract: An expandable rack including a plurality of vertical frame members and a plurality of adjustable shelves is disclosed. Each adjustable shelf is at least partially supported by at least some of the vertical frame members. Each adjustable shelf comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a lateral beam and at least one first arm extending perpendicularly from the lateral beam. The first arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The second portion includes a lateral beam and at least one second arm extending perpendicularly therefrom. The second arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The first arm is dimensioned to fit within the second arm in a telescoping relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Display Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Neumann, Mark Beddison, Bruce Gommermann
  • Publication number: 20130334221
    Abstract: A storage container is disclosed. The storage container comprises a plurality of side panels and a tube. Each side panel includes a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The first lateral includes at least one attachment mechanism configured to mechanically engage a second lateral edge of an adjacent side panel. The tube is configured to be at least partially supported by an upper edge of each of the plurality of side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Daniel C. Riley, Mark Biddison, Bruce Gommermann, David Piazza, Eric Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130200027
    Abstract: An expandable rack including a plurality of vertical frame members and a plurality of adjustable shelves is disclosed. Each adjustable shelf is at least partially supported by at least some of the vertical frame members. Each adjustable shelf comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a lateral beam and at least one first arm extending perpendicularly from the lateral beam. The first arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The second portion includes a lateral beam and at least one second arm extending perpendicularly therefrom. The second arm includes a polygonal cross-section. The first arm is dimensioned to fit within the second arm in a telescoping relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Eric Neumann, Mark Beddison, Bruce Gommermann
  • Publication number: 20120266437
    Abstract: A product display unit for a displaying a plurality of products thereon is disclosed. The product display unit comprises a bottom member, a first rib, a second rib and a top member. The bottom member is configured to be positioned on a first product-supporting shelf. The first rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member. The second rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member, such that a distance is defined between the first rib and the second rib. The top member is disposed in juxtaposed relation with the bottom member and is configured for suspension from a second product-supporting shelf. The distance between the first rib and the second rib is dimensioned to be less than the widest portion of a product configured to be supported by the bottom member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Anthony Camello, Eric Neumann, Bruce Gommermann, Daniel C. Riley
  • Publication number: 20120074087
    Abstract: An adjustable width shelf is disclosed. The shelf includes a first portion having a first frame member and a plurality of fingers extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. The shelf includes a second portion configured to selectively engage the first portion. The second portion includes a second frame member and a plurality of channels extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. At least a portion of each channel is configured to releasably engage at least a portion of a corresponding finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Neumann, Bruce Gommermann, David Piazza
  • Publication number: 20100032392
    Abstract: A product display unit for a displaying a plurality of products thereon is disclosed. The product display unit comprises a bottom member, a first rib, and a second rib. The bottom member includes a product-supporting surface. The first rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member. The second rib projects upwardly from the product-supporting surface and extends longitudinally along the bottom member, such that a distance is defined between the first rib and the second rib. The distance between the first rib and the second rib is dimensioned to be less than the widest portion of a product configured to be supported by the bottom member between the first rib and the second rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Display Technologies
    Inventors: Anthony Camello, Eric Neumann, Bruce Gommermann
  • Patent number: 6419100
    Abstract: A display unit has at least two laterally spaced apart pairs of telescoping uprights, each pair including an inner upright and an outer upright covering at least two adjacent sides of the inner upright, and for each pair a cover configured and dimensioned to be removably mounted on a bottom portion of the inner upright exposed when the pair is in an extended orientation such that the cover conceals the exposed bottom portion of the inner upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Display Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Menz, Bruce Gommermann